Quotes about Cynicism

Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth. Votes: 6

I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we're lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it's worse than fear - it's active disengagement. Votes: 6

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. Votes: 5

Irony differentiates. Cynicism never does. Votes: 4

Cynicism is humor in ill health. Votes: 4

I am most proud of my integrity and least proud of my cynicism. Votes: 4

If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign. Votes: 4

In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope? Votes: 4

Both religions and musicals work best with energetic and committed believers. Cynicism or detachment would have destroyed the magic - something true of religion, too. Votes: 4

Most cynics are really crushed romantics: they've been hurt, they're sensitive, and their cynicism is a shell that's protecting this tiny, dear part in them that's still alive. Votes: 4

Cynicism stems from disappointment. Cynical and faithless people were not always like that. They were filled with possibilities and hope as kids. But they tried and perhaps failed. Votes: 4

Reforming public education, cutting property taxes, fixing adult and child protective services and funding our budget can all occur when Democrats and Republicans engage in consensus and cooperation - not cynicism and combat. Votes: 4

Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which raises you above personal misery, above weakness, above all kinds of perfidy and baseness. Votes: 4

I fight cynicism. It`s too easy. It`s really boring. It`s much harder to be positive and see the wonder of everything. Cynicism is a bunch of people who aren`t as talented as other people, knocking them because they make them feel even more untalented. Votes: 4

Cynicism is for lightweights. Votes: 3

Cynicism is intellectual treason. Votes: 3

Cynicism is intellectual dandyism. Votes: 3

Cynicism has its own zealots. Votes: 3

Cynicism does not cause inaction.. Votes: 3

Cynicism is only intellectual sloth. Votes: 3

Cynicism is full of naive disappointments. Votes: 3

Cynicism's always a pose - always. Votes: 3

Cynicism is the humour of hatred Votes: 3

Cynicism is the humor of hatred. Votes: 3

Cynicism is a form of obedience. Votes: 3

Cynicism is a sure sign of youth. Votes: 3

Cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom. Votes: 3

Cynicism is carnality that thinks its smart. Votes: 3

Cynicism is reality with an alternate spelling. Votes: 3

Cynicism is often the shamefaced product of inexperience. Votes: 3

Cynicism is just an excuse for not helping. Votes: 3

Cynicism is the calling card of unhappy people. Votes: 3

Cynicism is the intellectual cripple's substitute for intelligence. Votes: 3

Cynicism formulates issues clearly, but only to dismiss them. Votes: 3

Cynicism is the other thing that goes with sentimentality ... Votes: 3

Cynicism is a choice. Optimism is a better choice. Votes: 3

Cynicism is one of the terrible obstacles to progress. Votes: 3

Cynicism is easy. An optimist is a braver cynic. Votes: 3

Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre. Votes: 3

Cynicism is what passes for insight when courage is lacking Votes: 3

Cynicism, like gullibility, is a symptom of underdeveloped critical faculties. Votes: 3

Cynicism isn't smarter, it's only safer. There's nothing fluffy about optimism. Votes: 3

Cynicism is the only form in which base souls approach honesty. Votes: 3

Optimisn is a choice. Cynicism isnt smarter - it's just safer. Votes: 3

Cynicism is a form of cowardice, a failure of courage to hope. Votes: 3

Cynicism often draws correct conclusions, but nobody could live by its lights. Votes: 3

Cynicism is fear posing as confidence; joy is hope let off the leash. Votes: 3

Cynicism is intelectual dandyism, but graciousness in speech is an aphrodisiac. (Andy Spade) Votes: 3

I'll graduate high school with a major in Cynicism & a minor in Irritation." Votes: 3

Cynicism makes you feel smart, I know it, even when you aren't smart. Votes: 3

Cynicism was a one-way path, and once taken the way back was lost forever. Votes: 3

Cynicism has all the smart words on it's side; idealism uses a nursery school dictionary. Votes: 3

Cynicism is the easiest of all reactions, right? But it's also so disappointing and self-defeating. Votes: 3

Cynicism cripples our imagination and limits our ability to see faint possibilities amidst glaring problems. Votes: 3

Cynicism is no more mature than naïveté. You're no more mature, just more burned. Votes: 3

Cynicism is the last refuge of those who don't want to do the work of creating a better society. Votes: 3

Cynicism is cheap - you can buy it at any Monoprix store - it's built into all poor-quality goods. Votes: 3

Indulge me, John. Cynicism and foul language are the only vices I'm presently capable of. Everything else takes energy or money. Votes: 3

Tomorrow's world can not exist without morals, without faith and memory. Cynicism, narrow interests and cowardice must not occupy our lives. Votes: 3

Cynicism is that blackguard defect of vision which compels us to see the world as it is, instead of as it should be. Votes: 3

Cynicism is more than a pose; it's also a handy time saver. By deflating your companion's enthusiasm, you can cut conversations in half. Votes: 3

Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It's unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don't have to try. ---in Good Housekeeping Votes: 3

For me, a really radical position for journalism to take is to stop being cynical. Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre. Votes: 3

There's something I believe wholeheartedly: Cynicism is the true refuge of the pseudo-intellectual, .. Cynicism is easy. Joy is an extremely advanced spiritual and intellectual tenet. Votes: 3

Cynicism is something that is part of the media production of a certain type of subjectivity or consciousness that is passive and disempowered, cynical, fatalistic, pessimistic. Votes: 3

Cynicism such as one finds very frequently among the most highly educated young men and women of the West, results from the combination of comfort and powerlessness. Votes: 3

Cynicism is the largest obstacle to social change. Cynicism is dangerous because people throw up their hands and say, "Well it's not possible. Why should I even try?" Votes: 3

Cynicism and skepticism are the crudest form of quasi-intellectualism... Let the cynic become cynical of his cynicism and the skeptic skeptical of his skepticism and join the battle. Votes: 3

Cynicism was a school in Greece - the Cynics. Diogenes is a famous Cynic. There was a strong belief in nihilism and narcissism. Those are old schools too. Votes: 3

Cynicism can be funny. But it's the easy way. You'll forget to enjoy anything. I try to make the evolving choice, the forward-moving, life-giving choice. Just keep living, man. Votes: 3

It is crucial to have inspiring leaders who deliver on their promises. Cynicism has run deep, because many people think their vote does not matter or do vote and nothing happens. Votes: 3

Cynicism is extremely contagious, and the most pious among us cannot long endure its potency. The gullible should be on their guard, however, since this endearing quality frequently masquerades as wit. Votes: 3

Cynicism is the intellectual cripple's substitute for intelligence. It is the dishonest businessman's substitute for conscience. It is the communicator's substitute, whether he is advertising man or editor or writer, for self-respect. Votes: 3

Cynicism and naivety lie cheek by jowl in the American imagination; if the United States is one of the most venal nations on Earth, it is also one of the most earnestly idealistic. Votes: 3

HYPOTHESES: Evil is boring. Cynicism is idiotic. Fear is a bad habit. Despair is lazy. Joy is fascinating. Love is an act of heroic genius. Pleasure is our birthright. Receptivity is a superpower. Votes: 3

Cynicism is overrated, and far too easy. In small doses, cynicism--like irony--provides an essential tempering quality. But to wallow in it, and to dismiss things like hope and faith, is cowardly and unoriginal. Votes: 3

Skepticism has become a virtue. Cynicism and demand for proof has become enlightened thought. Is it any wonder that humans now feel more depressed and defeated than they have at any point in human history? Votes: 3

Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out of a lot of things in life. As long as I'm fairly healthy, it's hard to stay dismal for very long." Votes: 3

Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out of a lot of things in life. As long as I'm fairly healthy, it's hard to stay dismal for very long. Votes: 3

Cynicism is our shared common language, the Esperanto that actually caught on, and though I'm not fluent in it - I like too many things, and I'm not envious of enough people - I know enough to get by. Votes: 3

Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don't learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Votes: 3

The cynic thinks that he is being practical and that the hopeful person is not. It is actually the other way around. Cynicism is paralyzing, while the naïve person tries what the cynic says is impossible and sometimes succeeds. Votes: 3

So don't get cynical. Cynicism didn't put a man on the moon. Cynicism has never won a war, or cured a disease, or built a business, or fed a young mind. Cynicism is a choice. And hope will always be a better choice. Votes: 3

Cynicism, disillusionment, and a dispiriting sense of purposeless has cast a shadow over American society seriously draining it of any language or vision that might imagine a different sort of society from the dysfunctional, militarizing, and deeply unequal social order that marked the current historical period. Votes: 3

The opposite of creativity is cynicism Votes: 2

I think cynicism lasts. Sentimentality ages, dates quickly. Votes: 2

Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism. Votes: 2

People have moved beyond apathy, beyond skepticism into deep cynicism. Votes: 2

Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist. Votes: 2

A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word. Votes: 2

Anything that has cynicism to it and that's jaded is smutty. Votes: 2

No man in his heart is quite so cynical as a well-bred woman. Votes: 2

It is only the cynicism that is born of success that is penetrating and valid. Votes: 2

Cynic, n: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. Votes: 2

I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy. Votes: 2

Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism. Votes: 2

In the end we shall have had enough of cynicism, skepticism and humbug, and we shall want to live more musically. Votes: 2

It seems to me that the way to remove people's cynicism is, when asked a straight question, to give a straight answer. Votes: 2

I feel increasingly like age is very irrelevant. Quite often, cynicism is confused with wisdom, and my scorn is confused with a knowing, which I don't have. Votes: 2

When the wires are all down and your heart is covered with the snows of pessimism and the ice of cynicism, then, and only then, have you grown old. Votes: 2

If only media people would stop reaching for the low-hanging fruit, which is cynicism and pessimism, and stopped trying so hard to be hip and cool and have a swagger. Votes: 2

The 20th century has been marked by cynicism, selfishness, greed, and the desire to please, all without changing the status quo. In the 21st century, we must resurrect solidarity and compassion. Votes: 2

Scientists are skeptics. It's unfortunate that the word 'skeptic' has taken on other connotations in the culture involving nihilism and cynicism. Really, in its pure and original meaning, it's just thoughtful inquiry. Votes: 2

I think there ought to be a club in which preachers and journalists could come together and have the sentimentalism of the one matched with the cynicism of the other. That ought to bring them pretty close to the truth. Votes: 2

I think that the worst form of naivete can be extreme cynicism. If you think that nobody comes to Washington to do any good whatsoever, that is almost as bad as being starry-eyed and thinking that they are all here to advance democracy. Votes: 2

Tackle the difficult things first in the morning; make changes in the way you network. Treat everyone with respect and dignity. This stops you from cynicism and negativity. End your day with that same attitude you started. Renew your contract with a day well completed. Votes: 2

Let us not become so intense in our zeal to do good by winning arguments or by our pure intention in disputing doctrine that we go beyond good sense and manners, thereby promoting contention, or say and do imprudent things, invoke cynicism, or ridicule with flippancy. Votes: 2

What we need in medical schools is not to teach empathy, as much as to preserve it - the process of learning huge volumes of information about disease, of learning a specialized language, can ironically make one lose sight of the patient one came to serve; empathy can be replaced by cynicism. Votes: 2

Cynicism is kind of like folding your arms and stepping back and commenting on things, like the old guys in 'The Muppets,' just throwing out comments all the time, whereas there are other people on the ground really trying to affect things and improve their lives and the lives of other people. I think it's noble and I think it's cool. Votes: 2

Faith builds, cynicism destroys. Votes: 0

cynicism ... is the trade-mark of failure ... Votes: 0

cynicism springs from disappointments in love. Votes: 0

Hypocrisy is the outside of cynicism. Votes: 0

Realism has always been called cynicism. Votes: 0

The worst cynicism: a belief in luck. Votes: 0

Our choice is between cynicism and hope. Votes: 0

Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed. Votes: 0

I believe I'm growing skeptical of cynicism. Votes: 0

...all cynicism masks a failure to cope. Votes: 0

I have a healthy cynicism, but not anger. Votes: 0

Distrust of government isn't baseless cynicism. It's realism. Votes: 0

One person's magical thinking is another person's cynicism. Votes: 0

The worst thing about cynicism is its truth. Votes: 0

I think cynicism often disguises itself as humour. Votes: 0

Both faith and cynicism make judgment too easy. Votes: 0

The only deadly sin I know is cynicism. Votes: 0

I need a healthy injection of cynicism right now. Votes: 0

The cure for cynicism is simply to engage honestly. Votes: 0

History provides an antidote to cynicism about the past. Votes: 0

The aphorism sometimes casts off cynicism and expresses strong feeling. Votes: 0

Every ounce of my cynicism is supported by historical precedent. Votes: 0

Christianity not only saves you from sin, but from cynicism. Votes: 0

Hope cherishes no illusions, nor does it yield to cynicism. Votes: 0

among a coward's weapons, cynicism is the nastiest of all Votes: 0

I'm an eternal optimist with a small degree of cynicism. Votes: 0

The cynicism that you have is not your real soul. Votes: 0

I suppose I miss the British cynicism and the humor. Votes: 0

I think that cynicism can often be mistaken for wisdom. Votes: 0

They were fast-moving opportunists encased in cynicism and proud of it. Votes: 0

I don't think I have one iota of cynicism about acting. Votes: 0

in rejecting secrecy I had also rejected the road to cynicism. Votes: 0

... but a dream is nothing more than reality shorn of cynicism. Votes: 0

I'm a silly guy, I love wit and cynicism and sarcasm. Votes: 0

Lay down your cynicism, and believe in the transformational power of love. Votes: 0

Stoicism is the wisdom of madness and cynicism the madness of wisdom. Votes: 0

There is maybe a cynicism because of my past as a writer. Votes: 0

There is no power in cynicism. There is no forward thrust in cynicism. Votes: 0

One can never take the cynicism one comes across in life too seriously. Votes: 0

The ultimate cynicism is to suspend judgment so that you are not judged. Votes: 0

Do not crush the flowers of wisdom with the hobnail boots of cynicism. Votes: 0

The cynic sees only cynicism, the depressive can taint creation with one glance Votes: 0

It's all about the triumph of intellect and romance over brute force and cynicism. Votes: 0

Anyone who does not understand the utter cynicism of politics does not understand politics. Votes: 0

What this generation was bred to at television's knees was not wisdom, but cynicism. Votes: 0

We can destroy ourselves by cynicism and disillusion, just as effectively as by bombs. Votes: 0

Nevertheless, I resist cynicism and continue to believe in the possibilities for genuine democracy. Votes: 0

We need to create a society in which civility rules over cynicism and apathy. Votes: 0

A person is as young as their dreams and as old as their cynicism. Votes: 0

I hate cynicism - it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Votes: 0

When you succumb to cynicism, darkness, pessimism and sarcasm you are amplifying imbalance and negativity. Votes: 0

It's a good time to be making movies, despite the cynicism people have about Hollywood. Votes: 0

Baseball, of all sports, and maybe of all human endeavors, has no room for cynicism. Votes: 0

I think that every moment you succumb to cynicism, you're taking energy away from change. Votes: 0

You have to try to dismiss the loudness of cynicism. It's certainly going to come. Votes: 0

Doubt is the middle position between knowledge and ignorance. It encompasses cynicism but also genuine questioning. Votes: 0

When I was a young reporter, the great vice among journalists was whiskey. Today, it's cynicism. Votes: 0

It is part of the business of marketing to muddy the distinction between altruism and cynicism. Votes: 0

For me, being in shape means, like, not having cynicism out-weigh optimism on a daily basis. Votes: 0

I am discovering that I can live far better without cynicism than I can without trust. Votes: 0

I think that all the anger and cynicism comes from suppressing things that we always wanted. Votes: 0

I think a lot of cynicism has dropped away from my shoulders since I stopped drinking. Votes: 0

It seems to me that election season is just a Petri dish for anger and cynicism. Votes: 0

Everything is cyclical. Historical eras go through times of intense cynicism, broken by periods of intense idealism. Votes: 0

The Concerned Photographer produces images in which genuine human feeling predominates over commercial cynicism or disinterested formalism. Votes: 0

Californians don't have that marvelous British cynicism, but then the British can be so patronizing at times. Votes: 0

The cynicism that regards hero worship as comical is always shadowed by a sense of physical inferiority Votes: 0

There's a lot of cynicism. Let's really enjoy Christmas, with all that's going on in the world. Votes: 0

The major motivation theories by which most men live can lead them only to depression and cynicism. Votes: 0

The greater part of the truth is always hidden, in regions out of the reach of cynicism. Votes: 0

Doubt is always accompanied by a pervasive cynicism that unconsciously puts a negative spin on whatever it touches. Votes: 0

Oh, Teddy, darling, thank you, thank you, for restoring my cynicism. I was too young to lose it. Votes: 0

Young people are cynical about love. Ultimately, cynicism is the great mask of the disappointed and betrayed heart. Votes: 0

We remain in the Romantic cycle initiated by Rousseau: liberal idealism canceled by violence, barbarism, disillusionment and cynicism. Votes: 0

It was lovely to see cynicism in one so young. It positively restored his faith in human nature. Votes: 0

Anonymity is an abused privilege, abused most by people who mistake vitriol for wisdom and cynicism for wit. Votes: 0

I think the most dangerous influence for a young writer is to be treated with cynicism or discouragement. Votes: 0

As the nation at last confronts global warming, it is no time for denial, greed, cynicism or pessimism. Votes: 0

Giving full rein to one's cynicism as one goes along produces a normal outlet and maintains an emotional equilibrium. Votes: 0

After making several tragic movies in a row, I was looking to do a comedy, and one without cynicism. Votes: 0

Be positive, be positive. It's rough out there, but don't succumb. Don't succumb to the cynicism in the world. Votes: 0

The management system which makes only a pretense of valuing employee involvement and encouraging employee empowerment merely breeds cynicism. Votes: 0

I understand the concept of optimism. But I think with me what you get is a lack of cynicism. Votes: 0

A cheap and easy cynicism rails at everything. The master of the art accomplishes the formidable task of discrimination. Votes: 0

Skepticism turns to cynicism, which leads to apathy and despair, which can cause sleeplessness, dry-mouth, and loss of sex drive. Votes: 0

I'm riddled with cynicism. Whenever anyone says 'trust me,' the hairs go up on the back of my neck. Votes: 0

I prefer credulity to skepticism and cynicism for there is more promise in almost anything than in nothing at all. Votes: 0

Postmodernism has not overcome the problems of modernism, but only compounded them with a dosis of cynicism, relativism and indifference. Votes: 0

I prefer credulity to skepticism and cynicism for there is more promise in almost anything than in nothing at all Votes: 0

But hard bitten cynicism leaves one feeling peevish, and too much of it can do lasting damage to your heart. Votes: 0

It is cynicism and fear that freeze life; it is faith that thaws it out, releases it, sets it free. Votes: 0

It is always some illusion that creates disillusion, especially in the young, for whom the only alternative to perfection is cynicism. Votes: 0

I enjoy watching children interact with the world, the way they engage their environment without any filters, learned models, or cynicism. Votes: 0

our triumphant age of plenty is riddled with darker feelings of doubt, cynicism, distrust, boredom and a strange kind of emptiness Votes: 0

We must renew democracy itself. We have to fight cynicism and inertia and restore faith in the advancement of our country. Votes: 0

I exaggerate. I oversimplify. I generalize. But there’s no cynicism here. American poetry is a mess. Long live American poetry. Votes: 0

Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment. It is the determined choice of trust over cynicism, of community over chaos. Votes: 0

A world marked by so much injustice, innocent suffering, and cynicism of power cannot be the work of a good God. Votes: 0

I love films that test cynicism and inspire you to do better in your dealings with your family and with strangers. Votes: 0

I think that the memory of Armenia's genocide opened my eyes at an early age to the existence of political cynicism. Votes: 0

It is a peculiarity of the American mind that it regards any excursion into the truth as an adventure into cynicism. Votes: 0

We have to use our discontentment to engage rather than disengage - our hope has to be more powerful than our cynicism. Votes: 0

Without the truth of the people, politics degenerates into mere spectacle and democracy declines, leaving demagoguery and cynicism to fill the void. Votes: 0

I wanted to take the audience on a journey where that transition was funny and awkward. It's the same cynicism that [Strange] has. Votes: 0

Perhaps no philosopher is more correct than the cynic. The happiness of the animal, that thorough cynic, is the living proof of cynicism. Votes: 0

We must rekindle the fire of idealism in our society, for nothing suffocates the promise of America more than unbounded cynicism and indifference. Votes: 0

Big business increasingly likes to portray itself as socially concerned, adopting the style of civic action through 'campaigns' of varying degrees of cynicism. Votes: 0

My comedy does not come from a place of deep cynicism, and I tend to play characters who are naive in some way. Votes: 0

As consumers we are incredibly discerning, we sense where has been great care in the design, and when there is cynicism and greed. Votes: 0

Don't confuse my point of view with cynicism. The real cynics are the ones who tell you that everything's gonna be all right. Votes: 0

The cynicism doesn't come across in the final; it can be taken as a very sincere plea for someone to not go away. Votes: 0

I'm actually equal parts cynicism and apathy. I'm always willing to believe the worst as long as it doesn't take too much effort. Votes: 0

Maybe a new religion will rise now. Maybe without it, man will crumble in cynicism and selfishness because he really needs his gods. Votes: 0

I like quips. I like whiffs of cynicism and I think they can be witty. But I don't really know where wittiness is constructive. Votes: 0

This was the wonder of advertising; the complete absence of cynicism. It may have many mansions, but it has no room for Doubting Thomases. Votes: 0

I think I hate cynicism more than anything else. It's the curse of our age, and I want to avoid it at all costs. Votes: 0

There is no inevitable connection between Christianity and cynicism. Truth is not a salad, is it, that you must always dress it with vinegar? Votes: 0

Instead of giving in to cynicism and division, let's move forward with the confidence and optimism and unity that define us as a people. Votes: 0

I don't want to sound like the old guy, but cynicism is a potential danger. It colors our way of looking at the world. Votes: 0

I think the cynicism that you have when you've just gone through a break-up is a luxury that you allow yourself for a while. Votes: 0

You're killing yourself with cynicism. Your idols got taken away from you one by one and now you have nothing to give your love to. Votes: 0

If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life. Votes: 0

I really like dark music and darkness in general and cynicism and pessimism and negativity because it allows you to create an even bigger contrast. Votes: 0

The arts community still has a long lasting cynicism of the importance, or the artistic value, of comedy. Comedy is just farting about for money. Votes: 0

There's nothing more painful than something that's superficially upbeat but you can kind of tell behind it that there's a cynicism, or even a bitterness. Votes: 0

I hate to create cynicism about politicians. We just need to invade. Regular people need to run for office and keep their balls and ovaries intact. Votes: 0

Promising a revolution that's simply not feasible really does have the potential to create cynicism when a couple of years go by and it hasn't happened. Votes: 0

She (historian Barbara Tuchman) draws on skepticism, not cynicism, leaving the reader not so much outraged by human ability as amused and saddened by human folly. Votes: 0

There is an institutional cynicism that causes reporters to question everything the President says, and the motives of everything the President and his Administration try to accomplish. Votes: 0

Scepticism is a necessary and vital part of the journalist's toolkit. But when scepticism becomes cynicism it can close off thought and block the search for truth. Votes: 0

It is cynicism, and not idealism, that is generally the mark of youthful immaturity, or rather it is the cynic who is generally the most foolish romantic. Votes: 0

There is no comparing the brutality and cynicism of today's pop culture with that of forty years ago: from High Noon to Robocop is a long descent. Votes: 0

I get the cynicism thing all the time, although I don't really know where that comes from, because I think I'm actually the opposite of a cynic. Votes: 0

America is a country in which I see the most persistant idealism and the blandest of cynicism and the race is on between its vitality and its decadence. Votes: 0

There's so much cynicism around in Britain, especially in the press. The American press might be naive, but at least you feel as if they're on your side. Votes: 0

I think growing up in Indiana prepares anyone for a life in comedy. I do feel like there is a certain kind of self-effacing cynicism among all Hoosiers. Votes: 0

If cynicism is inevitable as one ages, so is the yearning for innocence. To children heaven is being an adult, and to adults heaven is being children again. Votes: 0

Obsessing on evil is boring. Rousing fear is a hackneyed shtick. Wallowing is despair is a bad habit. Indulging in cynicism is akin to committing a copycat crime. Votes: 0

I think moral outrage is born not of anger but of love. It comes from the highest in us, not from a low-level sense of anger or cynicism. Votes: 0

This isn't really a convention, This is really an infomercial. And every night we'll have a different infomercial and people view it with a certain level of cynicism. Votes: 0

The waste, the insane freaks of these money men, the cynicism and egotism of their life... I'll show that they are not brilliant, not romantic, not delightful, not intelligent. Votes: 0

For years, I had used these fractured men to justify my cynicism and workaholism, and the grief, insomnia and casual anorexia were no longer of any interest to me. Votes: 0

Faith reinvigorates the will, enriches the affections, and awakens a sense of creativeness. Active faith knows no fear, and it is a safeguard to me against cynicism and despair. Votes: 0

I can never get used to the fact, though I know it, that women are born cynics. Men have to learn cynicism. Infant girls could teach it to them. Votes: 0

Scientists have discovered that the small brave act of cooperating with another person, of choosing trust over cynicism, generosity over selfishness, makes the brain light up with quiet joy. Votes: 0

You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're cynical and it does an author no good to get a reputation for cynicism. Votes: 0

Enforced religion breeds precisely what it most fears: rebellion against religion, cynicism about religion, skepticism about its claims, and, as a consequence, indifference at best or outright antipathy at worst. Votes: 0

It is a testament to our naïveté about culture that we think that we can change it by simply declaring new values. Such declarations usually produce only cynicism. Votes: 0

Some people will of course accuse me of misanthropy and cynicism. I can't celebrate humanity but I'm not out to indict it either. I just want to expose certain truths. Votes: 0

I always feel the cynicism is reality with maybe an alternate spelling or something because I feel that I have real perspective on this particular issue of punishment in society. Votes: 0

I'm not going to reduce the choices of Canadians at the ballot box by backroom deals or secret arrangements. I think that's a cause for cynicism more than anything else. Votes: 0

I read some of my stories recently and thought, 'How in the hell did I get away with that?' I had some really raw cynicism in some of them. Votes: 0

For a poet to depict a poet in poetry is a hazardous experiment; in regarding one's own trade a sense of humour and a little wholesome cynicism are not amiss. Votes: 0

When all is said and done, no literature can outdo the cynicism of real life; you won't intoxicate with one glass someone who has already drunk up a whole barrel. Votes: 0

In the end, we would like not to be guilty while at the same time being dispensed of the effort of purifying ourselves. Not enough cynicism and not enough virtue. Votes: 0

There have been times when a particularly heavy dose of such cynicism has caused me to reflect that surely this is the age and place of the gifted pickle sucker! Votes: 0

I was too green to know that all cynicism masks a failure to cope - an impotence, in short; and that to despise all effort is the greatest effort of all. Votes: 0

Come to me and show me a small cancer and I'll tell you you've got a small cancer that should be cut out. That's realism but in America it's called cynicism. Votes: 0

To the Latin, cynicism and middle age are synonymous. Look at our politicians - they move through their careers from left to center to right, like the hands of a clock. Votes: 0

You're constantly, in human culture, trying to balance between uplifting, heartfelt, sincere, earnestness that empowers and enlightens people, and the sarcastic cynicism that comes from just people's acquired bitterness over experiences. Votes: 0

The low-hanging fruit is cynicism and pessimism, and it's there if you want it. You can reach out and you can grab it, you don't even have to make any effort. Votes: 0

The press is still investing itself, it seems to me, in a sort of cynicism. It comes out better for them if they can predict hard times, bogging down, sniping, attrition. Votes: 0

Despite the unrivaled empirical success of quantum theory, the very suggestion that it may be literally true as a description of nature is still greeted with cynicism, incomprehension, and even anger. Votes: 0

Contrary to current cynicism about past golden ages, the abstraction known as 'the intelligent layperson' does exist - in the form of millions of folks with a passionate commitment to continuous learning. Votes: 0

I could never be cynical, not that I think there's anything wrong with cynicism. I think it can be quite funny at times. But I just feel so grateful to be alive. Votes: 0

It's like in most parts of America, where there was industry and there is no longer; there is cynicism mixed with sarcasm and some optimism. That's how my background influenced my comedy. Votes: 0

Never surrender to cynicism, even if you suspect it would get the critics on your side.Never surrender to cynicism, even if you suspect it would get the critics on your side. Votes: 0

There was something about Jace, though, that made her want to push him, crack that shell of cynicism and make him admit her believed something, felt something, cared about anythinng at all. Votes: 0

For all the cynicism that the world contains, people are a little more open to those things that maybe are to do with returning you to some kind of simpler, happier state. Votes: 0

Americans are a very backward people, with all the real virtues of a backward people; the patriarchal simplicity and human dignity of a democracy, and a respect for labor uncorrupted by cynicism. Votes: 0

If you keep on excusing, you eventually give your blessing to the slave camp, to cowardly force, to organized executioners, to the cynicism of great political monsters; you finally hand over your brothers. Votes: 0

Okay, so maybe I'm romantic... but somebody is supposed to be romantic. Some warrior is supposed to go to war against the imperial forces of cynicism and irony. I am a sentimental soldier. Votes: 0

Optimism is a political act. Those who benefit from the status quo are perfectly happy for us to think nothing is going to get any better. In fact, these days, cynicism is obedience. Votes: 0

There is a movement bubbling up that goes beyond cynicism and celebrates a new way of living, a generation that stops complaining about the church it sees and becomes the church it dreams of. Votes: 0

I find it actually the height of romance to legally bind yourself to someone because you're really taking care of someone, and letting them take care of you. I actually have no cynicism about that. Votes: 0

Another cause for the increase in alienation and cynicism is a feeling that too many policy decisions that affect individuals have been taken out of any system that has accountability or that they can influence. Votes: 0

The temptation shared by all forms of intelligence: cynicism. Votes: -1